My Predictions for the 87th Academy Awards

This year is special for me and the Oscars because I have actually seen half of the Best Picture nominees. I can partake in the festivities with a genuine knowledge of how the movies worked and what will actually be deserving of proving victorious. The four movies I've seen in the Best Picture category are Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, my personal favorite. Listed below is each of the major categories with which nominee should win and which will win. Without further ado, THEEEEESE ARE THE OSCARS!

Best Picture
Nominees: The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Birdman, The Theory of Everything, Boyhood, Whiplash, American Sniper, Selma.
Will Win: Birdman
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Directing
Nominees: Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Birdman), Richard Linklater (Boyhood), Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher), Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)
Will Win: Richard Linklater
Should Win: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Best Actor
Nominees: Steve Carell (Foxcatcher), Bradley Cooper (American Sniper), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), Michael Keaton (Birdman), Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Will Win: Eddie Redmayne
Should Win: Michael Keaton

Best Actress
Nominees: Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night), Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), Julianne Moore (Still Alice), Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl), Reese Witherspoon (Wild)
Will Win: Julianne Moore
Should Win: Julianne Moore

Best Supporting Actor
Nominees: Robert Duvall (The Judge), Ethan Hawke (Boyhood), Edward Norton (Birdman), Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)
Will Win: J.K. Simmons
Should Win: Ethan Hawke

Best Supporting Actress
Nominees: Patricia Arquette (Boyhood), Laura Dern (Wild), Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game), Emma Stone (Birdman), Meryl Streep (Into the Woods)
Will Win: Patricia Arquette
Should Win: Emma Stone (This one was the toughest between Stone and Knightley.)

Best Original Screenplay
Nominees: Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Foxcatcher, Nightcrawler
Will Win: Birdman
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominees: American Sniper, The Imitation Game, Inherent Vice, The Theory of Everything, Whiplash
Will Win: Whiplash
Should Win: The Imitation Game

Best Animated Feature Film
Nominees: Big Hero 6, The Boxtrolls, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Song of the Sea, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Will Win: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Should Win: The LEGO Movie

Best Original Score
Nominees: The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Interstellar, Mr. Turner, The Theory of Everything
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Original Song
Nominees: Everything Is Awesome (The LEGO Movie), Glory (Selma), Grateful (Beyond the Lights), I'm Not Gonna Miss You (Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me), Lost Stars (Begin Again)
Will Win: Glory
Should Win: Everything Is Awesome

Best Sound Editing
Nominees: American Sniper, Birdman, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Interstellar, Unbroken
Will Win: Interstellar
Should Win: Unbroken

Best Sound Mixing
Nominees: American Sniper, Birdman, Interstellar, Unbroken, Whiplash
Will Win: Birdman
Should Win: Birdman

Best Production Design
Nominees: The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Interstellar, Into the Woods, Mr. Turner
Will Win: Into the Woods
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Cinematography
Nominees: Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Ida, Mr. Turner, Unbroken
Will Win: Unbroken
Should Win: Birdman

Best Makeup and Hair Styling
Nominees: Foxcatcher, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Guardians of the Galaxy
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Costume Design
Nominees: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Inherent Vice, Into the Woods, Maleficent, Mr. Turner
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Film Editing
Nominees: American Sniper, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Whiplash
Will Win: Boyhood
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Visual Effects
Nominees: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Will Win: Guardians of the Galaxy
Should Win: Guardians of the Galaxy

Should be a good show! Knock 'em dead, NPH!